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Species Rhizobium mesosinicum

Name: Rhizobium mesosinicum Lin et al. 2009

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: me.so.si’ni.cum. Gr. masc. adj. mesos, central (may keep -o); N.L. neut. adj. sinicum, belonging to China; N.L. neut. adj. mesosinicum, of central China, referring to the location of isolation of the first strains

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: rhi-ZO-bi-um me-so-SI-ni-kum, neuter

Type strain: CCBAU 25010; JCM 14777; LMG 24135

16S rRNA gene: DQ100063 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Lin DX, Chen WF, Wang FQ, Hu D, Wang ET, Sui XH, Chen WX. Rhizobium mesosinicum sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of three different legumes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1919-1923. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2649-2650.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lin DX, Chen WF, Wang FQ, Hu D, Wang ET, Sui XH, Chen WX. Rhizobium mesosinicum sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of three different legumes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1919-1923. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 788049